The prehistory of sociology: Montesquieu,Vico, and the legal tradition |
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Authors: | Donald R Kelley |
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Abstract: | In this article the history of sociology is set in the context of the European legal tradition, especially that of Roman law and its modern interpretations and transmutations; and Montesquieu and Vico are briefly examined as social thinkers illustrating a kind of paradigm-shift from the old art of law to the new science of society. |
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